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Question 181516This question is from textbook Saxon Algebra 1
: The school is constructing a new gym. They want a 12 foot wide tile border around the outside edge of the square court, and the total side length is 7x. Write a polynomial for the area of the court, not including the tile border.
 This question is from textbook Saxon Algebra 1

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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if entire length is 7x then we have to deduct the distance of the tile out and that is 2(12) for each side so
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then court would be 7x-24 by 7x-24
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